The invention discloses an
alcohol-free alkaline texturing solution for a mono-
crystalline silicon wafer, a texturing method for the mono-
crystalline silicon wafer, a
solar cell and a manufacturing method for the
solar cell. The
alcohol-free alkaline texturing solution for the mono-
crystalline silicon wafer comprises an alkaline solution and a texturing additive, wherein the texturing additive is an
alcohol-free additive. According to the alcohol-free alkaline texturing solution, isopropanol which is harmful to human bodies and the environment adopted in the conventional alkaline texturing solution is abandoned; the
corrosion depth of the surface of a
silicon wafer can be controlled within the range of 5 to 7.5 mu m easily by performing surface texturing on the mono-crystalline
silicon wafer obtained by performing linear
cutting on
a diamond by only adopting the alcohol-free alkaline texturing solution consisting of the alkaline solution and the alcohol-free additive; meanwhile, the
corrosion speed is guaranteed; the
anisotropy of
corrosion is enhanced;
pyramid structures on the surface of the
silicon wafer obtained after the texturing are small and uniform in size, so that the
reflectivity of the surface of the silicon wafer is reduced by about 1 percent; the light
absorption capacity of the surface of the silicon wafer is increased; the conversion efficiency of the
solar cell is improved.